Athens' new representatives in General Assembly focus on jobs and college costs
By Luke Torrance | Jan. 8, 2017Athens' representatives in the Ohio House and Senate want to make college more affordable and jobs easier to find in southeast Ohio.
NEWS BLOGS
Mayor Patterson wraps up first year with accomplished goals
By Bennett Leckrone | Jan. 8, 2017It has now been a year since Steve Patterson was sworn in as mayor of Athens.
Here's the news you missed on campus and in Athens over break
By Aubree Dix | Jan. 8, 2017Four finalists, including Pam Benoit, were named for the university's president position.
OU faculty and administrators address sanctuary campuses
By Sarah M. Penix | Jan. 8, 2017Faculty Senate members have created a petition to urge administrators to reaffirm the university’s commitment to anti-discrimination against immigrants by adding a category of immigration status to OU’s harassment policy.
City Council: Income tax and parking passes on the agenda for Monday night’s meeting
By Bennett Leckrone | Jan. 8, 2017City Council will discuss reallocating income tax and further examine the feasibility of parking passes at its weekly meeting on Monday night.
Faculty Senate: Body to discuss concealed carry law and immigration program
By Sarah M. Penix | Jan. 8, 2017Senate plans to discuss a resolution on the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program.
Video Game Review: 'The Walking Dead: A New Frontier' fleshes out characters, drops bombshells in second episode
By Matt Shiflet | Jan. 5, 2017The second episode felt bit rushed, but was engaging.
5 flicks to see in January
By Georgia Davis | Jan. 5, 2017Dramatic films will dominate the box office in January.
OU names four finalists for president position
By Kaitlin Coward | Jan. 5, 2017Three candidates have experience as a university president, and the fourth is OU's current executive vice president and provost.
Still guilty: Former Athens sheriff’s appeal of felony theft-in-office charges dismissed
By Bailey Gallion | Jan. 4, 2017Pat Kelly, currently serving a seven-year prison term, now has the option to appeal his case with the Ohio Supreme Court.
Ohio University faculty recognized for top scholarly articles on corrosion
By Anastasia Nicholas | Jan. 3, 2017Two OU faculty members were recognized for articles published in the research journal CORROSION.
List: Notable deaths in 2016
By Georgia Davis | Jan. 1, 2017David Bowie, Alan Rickman and Gene Wilder were among those lost in 2016.
List: Here are the best albums from 2016
By Alex McCann | Dec. 31, 2016Here are the best albums from 2016.
Friday morning vacant house fire is under investigation
By Julia Fair | Dec. 31, 2016The Athens Fire Department received a report of a structure fire at about 4:30 Friday morning.
Bank robbery suspect arrested in West Virginia
By Bennett Leckrone | Dec. 31, 2016A suspect in the robberies of two local banks was arrested in West Virginia.
Same suspect believed to be involved in second bank robbery this week
By Bennett Leckrone | Dec. 29, 2016Police believe the same suspect is involved in a robbery that occurred at Chase Bank on Thursday.
Video Game Review: 'The Walking Dead: A New Frontier' is a visual upgrade, but its first episode feels rushed
By Matt Shiflet | Dec. 29, 2016Telltale Game's newest edition to the franchise launched Dec. 20.
McCracken Hall to reopen for Spring Semester
By Bennett Leckrone | Dec. 29, 2016McCracken Hall will reopen on January 3rd following over a year and $32.8 million in improvements.
TV Review: Second season of ‘Fuller House’ is better, still not great
By Georgia Davis | Dec. 27, 2016The second season of Fuller House shows progress compared to the first season.
Video Game Review: 'Steep' is a no-frills romp in world devoid of extreme sports titles
By Matt Shiflet | Dec. 27, 2016Matt Shiflet reviews the recent Ubisoft release.
